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It doesn’t. EU doesn’t even protect its members. EU doesn’t have any army or common defense policy. Maybe you’re confusing it with NATO?
It does, the Common Security and Defense Policy.
yes it does, look up Article 42.7 TEU
" This assistance can, for example, range from diplomatic support and technical or medical assistance to civilian or military aid, among others."
So it’s “assistance”, not “defense” mechanism. Each member can decide what type of assistance they will provide but they are not mandated to “protect” anyone. That’s what NATO is for.
The EU article is even stronger. NATO Article 5 says
“deeming necessary” can be anything, really.
The EU one states
Having an “obligation” and being obligated to use “all the means in their power” is stronger than the “deeming necessary” of the NATO.
You’re actually right, EU does have common defence policy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Security_and_Defence_Policy
It’s funny because I was reading a report on EU defense preparedness the other day (https://fundacionalternativas.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/INFORME_DEFENSA_2026.pdf) and it was describing how UK, France and Germany never agreed on how to respond to wars in the Balkans, Iraq and Syria (some countries wanted to intervene and some didn’t, depending on their internal politics). In the most important cases EU was never able to present a common front and respond cohesively. But yes, technically EU is able to conduct military missions and it did in some cases.